Patience is KEY!!!!

Kristin1031 · January 13, 2008

Thanks to everyone who helped me these past two weeks deal with the scale not moving, thanks to those who suggested to change up my workouts and to increse my calories.

I did just that and I lost 4 pounds in three days.....LOL I was so surprised when I got on the scale this morning at the club, I was like oh wow, I am happy to say that it has increased my motivation to keep going with the program.

It is hard to not get discouraged I admit, but I have learned that patience is the key to the success of the band. You have to give it time to work. You have to give your body time to adjust to the metabolic changes that are taking place.

I am thrilled and that much closer to my goal!! Yippeee!!:smile:

Thank you so much for all of the support and advice that you all gave me to get me through.

make33 · January 13, 2008

I have been at the EXACT SAME WEIGHT for two weeks now and was at the point of becoming discouraged--I mean how can you intake less than 800 calories a day and NOT lose even 1/10 of a pound???!!

The Old Me said "To heck with it--just go ahead and have whatever you want because you're not losing anyway"

BUT the New Me said "Keep up what you're doing with the eating right and working out and if nothing else happens, you feel really great!"

Thanks, Lap Band, for bringing out the New Me...!

gretchens4 · January 13, 2008

I have been stuck for a few weeks too. I have realized that I lose this way almost every month. I'll lose a couple of pounds, then nothing for a few weeks, and then drop 5 or so very quickly and then it starts again. It gets frustrating, but it does balance out in the end and I lose about an average of 7-8 pounds a month. Slow but steady.

Good luck!

Sades · January 14, 2008

I haven't lost anything since just before the NY but I know why that is. Too much food. I am walking pretty much every day but my intake hasn't been the greatest. I start off okay but by the end of the day you'd think I was a garbage disposal... I am determined to keep my intake under 1000 calories this week. I am eating more because I can but in reality if I stop to think about it, I'm not actually hungry. I hadn't eaten anything for a couple of hours yesterday and started to feel a little hungry but it didn't take much to appease that. It's definitely a head thing. More restriction will help stop the amount of food I can take in though, so I am looking forward to my 2nd fill on 23rd.